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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

A nautical memory card

Hello people, I m very excited to share with you may latest
distress ink project, a card I dedicate to a Naval officer. Well, I was touched
by a true and simple story of a Naval officer (For those who want to read it, I
have detailed it at the end) and those thoughts encourage me to take up this
project.

For the craft technique for long I wanted to try Distress Ink Crumpled Kraft Suede ...I finally used it to create the sail of the card.

The ship serves as a flap to open the card.

I crumpled,tore edges of the front flap to make it look like a sail and heavily distressed it. I have tried giving a sunset look to the inside of the card. For distressing I used black soot, vintage photo, rusty hinge, mustard seed.

I embossed some old coins onto foil to depict old times( slightly dabbed with alcohol ink). Further stuck
and stamped some other embellishments to add a vintage & nautical look.

I have used sentiments which very closely relate to the story that inspired to to make this project(below)

I am really thrilled by the used of distress ink and am
feeling greedy to possess all the shades they have!!!

I also think this a great way to celebrate the
independence day month!

My Inspiration story:

I usually keep my posts short and sweet but today I want to
share with you a true story that has inspired me to make this project. Everyday
while I leave for work or take my kid to the park I greet an old lady who sits
in her rocking chair in her yard. The other day I happened to chat with her a
little longer than usual when she invited me home. Her living room was full of
Indian Navy related photos, frames and show pieces. While we looked around, she
mentioned that she and her husband both were employed with the Indian navy
where they met, fell in love and got married. She worked in the Navy medical
department while he was then a naval officer. However after she had her son she decided to
stay at home while her husband continued to serve the navy. As a new development,
the Indian Navy had started to not only secure the Indian maritime borders but
also serve as disaster relief. Hence she rarely met her husband. They used to
exchange letters, postcards as the prime mode of communication. Each time India
was at war she used to spend hours in her prayer room, read every newspaper and
keep checking on his safety. Many a times she did not know about his ware bouts
as he used to beon confidential missions.

While I chatted with her over coffee she was kind enough to
open a file she had maintained with all their letters, newspaper
cuttings, photos and postcards. She recited tales of bravery, kindness ,
passion and love of her husband who lost his life in 2008 in a Somalia mission,
the same day her granddaughter was born. Her eyes were burning with memories,
and as she narrated I visualized the whole 40 years of their marriage.

The only thing she lives for and by are these memories, some
of which she has packed in her file. She said she doesn’t feel sad, weak or old
because each time she taps her memories it brings zest and youth.

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I love to create, see others create and live in my own creativity. Craft and art has always been my passion; it sets my mood right and puts me back on track. I love experimenting with new products, textures and techniques to create something atleast I haven’t seen before. I enjoy mixed media the most and love adding puns, utilities and surprises to my projects. Lets give and take inspirations. I will be happy to hear from you, drop me a message/ comment and I will gladly oblige.